External-beam-based partial breast irradiation
Silvia C Formenti
Correspondence Department of Radiation Oncology, New York University School of Medicine, Room 123, 160 East 34th Street, New York, NY 10016, USA
Email silvia.formenti@nyumc.org
This Viewpoint compares external-beam-based partial breast irradiation with other forms of partial breast irradiation. With appropriate patient selection, delivery of partial breast irradiation through an external-beam approach presents many advantages, including patient acceptability, ease of use and cost effectiveness. Silvia Formenti discusses the relative merits of prone and supine patient positioning during external-beam radiotherapy and the important challenges that remain.
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